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- Eight former SpaceX employees are suing the company and Elon Musk.
- They say they were fired after speaking up about a hostile work environment.
- The lawsuit alleges Musk treated women as "sexual objects" and used lewd banter.
Eight former SpaceX employees have sued the company and its CEO, Elon Musk, alleging they were wrongfully fired for speaking out against a hostile work environment in 2022.
The suit, filed in California, notes employees wrote an open letter to SpaceX management about their concerns. Musk then personally ordered their terminations, the suit alleges.